I'm not sure how much use my advice will be as I haven't really experienced it yet but me and my boyfriend are off on our trip in 7 weeks and will hit Oz in November.....

We have budgeted £70 per day for our trip.. whether this is too much or too little I'm not sure but from the advice I have been given so far we should be ok.. however... we haven't got any ground transport yet so I guess with you already having some transport purchased then you won't need quite so much.

I suppose it all depends on how many excusions etc you want to do as I know trips can soon hit your budget pretty hard.

I would advise doing a seach around the forum for Australia budget and I'm sure you will get loads of results pop up which might help some more.

from a bit of reading on here, a figure of £3000+ per person seems to be what's advised for about 3 months (12 weeks) given that although you're a couple, you'll still have to pay for individual bus tickets / hostel accomodation i'd perhaps be a little bit worried, especially as you cannot work (i assume you've not gone for the 12 months working holiday visa if you're only there for 10 weeks?)

if you work it out, you've got roughly £42 a day, for BOTH of you to find somewhere to stay, getting around, feeding yourselves, any activities etc.

we already have our flights booked to and from Fiji.but none of the accommodation - i'm thinking of booking the Bula Pass before we go.

i should be able to get more money from somewhere if needs be, just being curious.

with the exchange rates at the moment £3000 is around $6400 but it's hard to figure out how much things cost over there! i have a credit card on me for emergencies so if the worst comes to the worst...

We're going to Oz/New Zealand next year and finances a little tight but we also don't have WHV. However, someone on this site recommended: http://www.helpexchange.net/ which costs 15euros to join (I think for a couple) and there are loads of places where you can work 2-6 hour days in exchange for room and sometimes all meals. You often only have to work a few hours for 5days a week and often are able to use accommodation for 7days... Sounds pretty good to me as a way of saving money - but only if you're happy to stick around in one place for a week or two...!

I think you'll be fine with the amount of money you have! Im sure you've realised that by now the exchange rate is well in your favour and I think comparitively speaking, general day to day living is much cheaper in OZ than it is in the UK.If your staying in hostels and the like, there are many that will allow you to work for accommodation... And as technically you aren't getting paid, as far as I know its perfectly legal to do this without a visa.

If you find yourself in Queensland, near cairns, YOU MUST MUST MUST stay at a place called "The Treehouse Hostel" google it, (its about 150km south of cairns actually) you will find plenty of info on it... Its one of those places that swallows backpackers (this sounds terrible, but what I mean by it is that many people go there for one or two nights and end up staying one or two months because they like it so much) They also welcome travellers who want to work for their lodgings.It's also in an area that has plenty of seasonal and temporary work available (namely bananas and prawns).There are also plenty of things to do for people who want to spend a little bit more money eg. skydiving on the beach, white water rafting, Reef trips and diving....Anyway, there's my plug for the treehouse said and done I just really liked the place.. lived there for about two months.. and only spent $1600 for the whole time, which included the costs of running my car and numerous parties and drinking sessions

You should also check out "WWOOFING" (google it) it's basically an organization that people can register their businesses with that like to take on backpackers for work in exchange for lodging, and more often than not, Meals as well. I think the majority of them are farms and similar types of places, some in very remote areas... Which can be really great if your interested in exploring the country.